findan
Galician
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *finþan.
Inflection
Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | findan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | findu | fant |
| 2nd person singular | findis, findist | fundi |
| 3rd person singular | findit | fant |
| 1st person plural | findon | fundun |
| 2nd person plural | findet | fundut |
| 3rd person plural | findunt | fundun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | finde | fundi |
| 2nd person singular | findes, findest | fundis, fundist |
| 3rd person singular | finde | fundi |
| 1st person plural | finden | fundin |
| 2nd person plural | findet | fundit |
| 3rd person plural | findent | fundint |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | fint | |
| plural | findet | |
| participle | present | past |
| findandi | gefundon | |
Further reading
- “findan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfin.dɑn/
Verb
findan
- to find
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Ġef ðē þurh trēowa findon þā ðe þē findon, sile mē þā trēowa. Ġȳt ġyf ðē þurh ōðerne creft hwilcne findan þā ðe þē findan, forġyf mē þone creft. Ġyf þē þurh wȳsdōm findon þā ðe þē findon, forġyf mē þonne wȳsdōm...
- If it is by faith that they find Thee who do find Thee, give me that faith. If by any other power they find Thee who do find Thee, give me that power. If by wisdom they find Thee who find Thee, then give me wisdom.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
- Sege us nu hwǣr se ealda hord sy þe þu digelice fundest and hine eall oþ nu bedyrndest...
- Tell us now where the old treasure is which thou hast secretly found, and concealed it all until now?
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- to meet
Usage notes
In both Early and Late West Saxon, the pretererite indicative singular forms of findan were instead funde for the 1st and 3rd person, and fundest for the 2nd person.
Conjugation
Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | findan | findenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | finde | fand |
| second person singular | finst, fintst | funde |
| third person singular | fint | fand |
| plural | findaþ | fundon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | finde | funde |
| plural | finden | funden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | find | |
| plural | findaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| findende | (ġe)funden | |
Synonyms
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. Cognate with Old Saxon findan, Old Dutch findan, Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Norse finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).
Conjugation
Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | findan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | findu, findo | fand |
| 2nd person singular | findis, findist | fundi |
| 3rd person singular | findit | fand |
| 1st person plural | findem, findemēs | fundum, fundumēs |
| 2nd person plural | findet | fundut |
| 3rd person plural | findant | fundun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | finde | fundi |
| 2nd person singular | findēs, findēst | fundīs, fundīst |
| 3rd person singular | finde | fundi |
| 1st person plural | findēm, findemēs | fundīm, fundīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | findēt | fundīt |
| 3rd person plural | findēn | fundīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | find | |
| plural | findet | |
| participle | present | past |
| findanti | gifundan | |
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
- fīthan
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *finþan.
Cognates:
Compare Old Dutch findan, Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old High German findan, Old Norse finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).
Conjugation
Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | findan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | findu | fand |
| 2nd person singular | findis | fundi |
| 3rd person singular | findid | fand |
| plural | findad | fundun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | finde | fundi |
| 2nd person singular | findes | fundis |
| 3rd person singular | finde | fundi |
| plural | finden | fundin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | find | |
| plural | findad | |
| participle | present | past |
| findandi | gifundan, fundan | |
Descendants
- Low German: finnen
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